diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/data/impl/ResourceData.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/data/impl/ResourceData.kt
index 4ed7bb4..c02b031 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/data/impl/ResourceData.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/data/impl/ResourceData.kt
@@ -15,16 +15,6 @@ class ResourceData(private val resourceCacheDirectory: File) : Data {
     fun forEach(action: (File) -> Unit) = resourceCacheDirectory.walkTopDown().forEach(action)
     fun get(path: String) = resolve(path)
 
-    fun replace(path: String, oldValue: String, newValue: String, oldValueIsRegex: Boolean = false) {
-        // TODO: buffer this somehow
-        val content = resolve(path).readText()
-
-        if (oldValueIsRegex) {
-            content.replace(Regex(oldValue), newValue)
-            return
-        }
-    }
-
     fun getXmlEditor(path: String) = DomFileEditor(resolve(path))
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/usage/resource/patch/ExampleResourcePatch.kt b/src/test/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/usage/resource/patch/ExampleResourcePatch.kt
index 4a9d535..3d0f33f 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/usage/resource/patch/ExampleResourcePatch.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/usage/resource/patch/ExampleResourcePatch.kt
@@ -30,18 +30,6 @@ class ExampleResourcePatch : ResourcePatch() {
                 )
         }
 
-        // iterate through all available resources
-        data.forEach {
-            if (it.extension.lowercase() != "xml") return@forEach
-
-            data.replace(
-                it.path,
-                "\\ddip", // regex supported
-                "0dip",
-                true
-            )
-        }
-
         return PatchResultSuccess()
     }
 }
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